Ellie Name Popularity

How popular is Ellie?

The very popular name Ellie was the 44th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2017.

This top 50 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #43 in 2016 with 5,060 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ellie in any given year was 17 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ellie occurred roughly during the years 1891-1894, 1909-1913, 1914-1918, 1949-1953, 1957-1960, 1971-1975, 1984-2004, and 2006-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1924-1932, and 1968-1971.

Where is the name Ellie popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Ellie's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Ellie has risen.

The name Ellie is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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Ellie (Girl)

Ellie (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2017

4,993

44

7

9,931

2016

5,060

43

6

11,092

2015

4,860

47

6

11,065

2014

4,476

55

12

6,735

2013

3,761

74

< 5

--

2012

3,383

83

7

10,008

2011

3,062

97

< 5

--

2010

2,908

104

5

12,822

2009

2,234

144

< 5

--

2008

1,996

167

5

13,103

2007

2,010

175

< 5

--

2006

1,992

175

7

9,866

2005

1,889

183

< 5

--

2004

1,817

189

8

8,358

2003

1,728

187

8

8,061

2002

1,619

200

8

7,867

2001

905

340

< 5

--

2000

829

360

< 5

--

1999

708

394

< 5

--

1998

603

437

< 5

--

1997

429

549

< 5

--

1996

374

611

< 5

--

1995

359

617

< 5

--

1994

252

802

< 5

--

1993

255

796

< 5

--

1992

233

854

< 5

--

1991

168

1,077

< 5

--

1990

173

1,038

5

8,513

1989

128

1,239

< 5

--

1988

91

1,496

5

7,619

1987

87

1,487

< 5

--

1986

58

1,918

< 5

--

1985

48

2,183

< 5

--

1984

57

1,868

5

6,615

1983

71

1,571

5

6,545

1982

71

1,625

< 5

--

1981

81

1,493

< 5

--

1980

75

1,554

< 5

--

1979

81

1,475

< 5

--

1978

57

1,788

< 5

--

1977

60

1,723

< 5

--

1976

68

1,514

< 5

--

1975

70

1,463

6

4,999

1974

54

1,693

< 5

--

1973

55

1,653

6

4,678

1972

47

1,813

< 5

--

1971

30

2,495

< 5

--

1970

45

1,914

6

4,394

1969

53

1,652

< 5

--

1968

45

1,757

< 5

--

1967

41

1,823

6

3,668

1966

39

1,830

7

3,322

1965

60

1,426

8

3,062

1964

63

1,420

< 5

--

1963

76

1,264

7

3,421

1962

66

1,363

7

3,393

1961

60

1,441

12

2,450

1960

74

1,284

< 5

--

1959

67

1,309

< 5

--

1958

59

1,386

15

2,123

1957

53

1,461

< 5

--

1956

57

1,383

7

3,298

1955

62

1,279

7

3,286

1954

52

1,400

11

2,495

1953

59

1,264

11

2,432

1952

48

1,407

9

2,734

1951

43

1,441

10

2,543

1950

43

1,397

10

2,476

1949

37

1,519

8

2,856

1948

44

1,390

13

2,141

1947

42

1,443

10

2,545

1946

45

1,293

19

1,655

1945

42

1,237

11

2,163

1944

31

1,464

18

1,645

1943

36

1,374

20

1,597

1942

35

1,373

15

1,890

1941

45

1,105

11

2,243

1940

38

1,191

14

1,929

1939

38

1,183

12

2,092

1938

39

1,165

16

1,763

1937

48

1,023

18

1,646

1936

46

1,024

11

2,217

1935

44

1,042

15

1,855

1934

47

1,012

17

1,737

1933

46

1,028

15

1,851

1932

35

1,221

19

1,666

1931

43

1,077

10

2,527

1930

55

998

26

1,440

1929

54

983

16

1,950

1928

56

997

13

2,299

1927

66

918

27

1,445

1926

71

881

14

2,228

1925

91

775

22

1,645

1924

87

798

26

1,502

1923

82

802

26

1,470

1922

93

761

28

1,410

1921

84

799

18

1,928

1920

83

792

24

1,555

1919

89

747

27

1,391

1918

123

642

25

1,459

1917

84

757

21

1,608

1916

83

746

25

1,388

1915

90

701

28

1,245

1914

70

690

23

1,236

1913

81

568

13

1,519

1912

64

615

13

1,376

1911

47

629

7

1,430

1910

50

589

11

1,000

1909

38

639

14

769

1908

56

481

11

845

1907

56

477

9

946

1906

51

477

11

772

1905

54

460

7

1,026

1904

54

440

< 5

--

1903

48

463

6

1,045

1902

51

437

11

702

1901

60

380

< 5

--

1900

65

420

11

802

1899

48

422

5

1,095

1898

53

424

9

765

1897

44

444

6

980

1896

52

393

9

788

1895

37

482

7

909

1894

53

387

< 5

--

1893

47

391

8

788

1892

41

416

7

879

1891

38

401

12

530

1890

40

401

< 5

--

1889

34

417

< 5

--

1888

41

376

7

845

1887

39

347

5

977

1886

34

367

9

659

1885

25

418

6

866

1884

28

379

6

891

1883

24

377

7

747

1882

37

291

< 5

--

1881

27

303

< 5

--

1880

17

408

< 5

--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.